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Western PA Post Offices Offer Convenience with September Passport Events

PITTSBURGH — Are you planning international travel this year? Are you applying for a passport for the first time? If so, the U.S. Postal Service has made applying for your passport easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler™ tool (RCAS) on http://www.usps.com/scheduler.

In addition, select Post Offices in the Western PA District are hosting Passport Fairs in September to assist customers in obtaining passports.

Passport Fairs are a great opportunity to get your passport without having to schedule an appointment. Simply go to any of the sites listed below on the date and time listed with all required documentation and apply for your passport. Appointments are required for any other dates other than the Passport Fair event.

Here is the list of Post Offices hosting fairs this week:

POST OFFICE

ADDRESS

ZIP CODE

DATE

TIME

BEDFORD

201 S. Juliana St.

15522

September 14, 2019

9 a.m. – 2 p.m

NEW KENSINGTON

501 11th St.

15068

September 14, 2019

9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

PATTON

434 Magee Ave.

16668

September 14, 2019

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

RIDGWAY

18 S. Mill St.

15853

September 14, 2019

9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

INGOMAR

736 W. Ingomar Rd

15127

September 17, 2019

8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

CORAOPOLIS

1140 Thorn Run Rd

15108

September 17, 2019

8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

For the appointment, travelers need to bring with them the following items:

Photocopies of U.S. citizenship and identification documents (these will be sent with the application, but bring originals for proof documentation)

Appropriate payment. Acceptable forms of payment can be found on the Department of State website. (Please note that neither debit nor credit cards are acceptable forms of payment by the Department of State)

Appropriate passport photo, if passport photo services are not available at the selected Post Office location

Passport applications for children under 16 have special requirements. Visit travel.state.gov for more information.

After scheduling a passport appointment, make sure to click the Informed Delivery button. This new feature allows you to preview your mail and manage packages when you’re not home.

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